Castello di Agliano

Agliano's medieval castle was pulled down in 1637, in the wars over who would rule Monferrato, and nothing of the fortress survives — the church later raised on its ruins was itself gone by 1770. This was the seat of the Lancia family: Bianca Lancia, born here, bore Frederick II of Swabia a son, Manfredi, who became king of Sicily. There's nothing to tour now; the one trace left is the brick tower on the old foundations, with a plaque that keeps the story.